Idiom of the day :- Get the elbow

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Craig has been working for the Ga-Ga Company for about six years. Imagine his shock when he went to work yesterday and found he had got the elbow ! To get the elbow is to be fired – though in a personal relationship the same expression can meanthe relationship has ended. ‘Have you heard Lily got the elbow from her boyfriend !’